Xie Lian: I'm so happy, I could kiss you!
Hua Cheng: Um...Neat.
*later*
Hua Cheng, lying face down on their bed: I said "Neat," Blackwater. Who the fuck says neat these days? It's not neat to say neat but I said it anyways because I'm fucking stupid.
He Xuan, reading a book: Don't beat yourself up too much, Hua Cheng. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what I did when Shi Qingxuan confessed their love for me?
Hua Cheng: Didn't you thank them?
He Xuan: *closes the book and looks at the ceiling* I fucking thanked them.
Qingxuan opens his new tattoo parlour, but an opening day without any customers is softened when he meets the local florist, a slightly gruff man named Ming Yi.
This fic was written from a prompt submitted by @Misossoup____ on Twitter (foofwast on Ao3) during the 'TGCF gotcha for Gaza' event, thank you for your donation!
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I was lucky enough to be paired with not one but two phenomenal writers who took the time to craft amazing fics based on this art. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT BELOW!!!
@gaycowboyjesus, @aerialights - I'm no writer myself so no wonder I lack words to express how honored I am that my artwork inspired you both to create those absolutely breathtaking stories!
🔗 butchered, tongueless by @aerialights
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Sometimes, looking at Shi Qingxuan feels the same as looking into a mirror, and no matter how much time passes, this part of their shared existence always chafes.
Across lifetimes, He Xuan will always find Shi Qingxuan.
🔗 we all have a hunger by @gaycowboyjesus
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He watches her that night, like he hasn’t done in months, a specter outside her bedroom window, a breeze in the dark night.
Her things are, as always, scattered around her bed where she dropped them upon falling asleep. He can’t help but take notice that the fan is in a place of pride, tacked up on the wall next to polaroid pictures of — he realizes with a start — the two of them. He remembers her taking the pictures, shoving that too-big retro camera in his face and squishing the two of them together tight enough that He Xuan’s cheek brushed against hers.
He shakes the memory off and watches her sleep, her chest slowly rising and falling with each inhale and exhale.
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